Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, will be in Moscow today for talks with the Russian leadership, according to a well-informed source cited by the Reuters news agency.
Details regarding Witkoff’s visit agenda have not been made public by the White House. “The President has stated that Special Envoy Witkoff will travel to Russia this week, so I can confirm that from this podium,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters, adding that she had no further details to share.
The Russian news agency TASS reports that Trump’s special envoy has departed from the U.S. en route to Moscow.
In recent weeks, the American President has expressed his frustration with the stance of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to whom he has given a deadline until Friday to make progress toward peace in Ukraine, threatening to impose even harsher sanctions on Moscow.
